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working

working

612 1.0
Having a job and earning money from it
  • adjective
  • /ˈwɜrkɪŋ/
: trabajador
  • She is working as a nurse at the local hospital.

Examples

  • Misses now worrying, but she's working full time anyway.

  • So I'm forced to stay working at this, this job.

  • OK, She was working in the in the shop.

  • Can you tell us what it's like working with people like that?

  • OK, back in here is where we're going to be working today, right here.

  • He is currently working full-time in a tech company.

  • They are working on a new project to improve customer service.

Synonyms

at work
vsworking
851 1.0

You are in the place where you do your job

is used for the general state of paid occupation not only physical presence
on the job
vsworking
252 2.7

At work doing your job

is the general status of having a paid occupation rather than the specific moment
employed
vsworking
142 1.0

Having a paid job

is about active engagement in a paid occupation rather than mere job holding
engaged
vsworking
4 2.9

Hired to do a particular job

focuses on actively doing the paid occupation rather than just being hired

Antonyms

204 1.7

Without work and looking for a job

9 3.0

Not taking part in an activity, job, or group

Compounds

116 2.8

People who do manual or factory work and earn hourly wages

110 3.4

Relates to people who do manual or factory jobs and earn wages

A person who does manual or factory work for pay, not a manager

50 2.9

A man who does physical work with his hands, not an office worker

35 3.2

A woman who has a paid job doing physical tasks outside the home, often in a factory

30 2.0

The hours an employee must work in one day for normal pay

25 2.6

A temporary team of people who work together to reach a clear goal

working girl
  • Archaic
15 3.3

A woman who has a job and earns money

5 4.2

A simple rule used at work that is not perfect but works in practice

working capital
  • Specialized
5 4.4

Money and things a business can use to pay day-to-day costs

4 2.5

A dog raised and trained to do jobs like guiding or herding animals

4 1.2

A day when most people go to work, not a weekend or holiday

working memory
  • Specialized
3 4.4

The mind holds and uses information for a short time to solve problems

working papers
  • Specialized
3 4.4

Documents that record the steps and details of a job for review

A plan for people or groups to work together without a formal contract

2 8.6

A woman who sells sex for money

1 5.3

The detailed steps you do to solve a problem

1 4.1

An official document that gives a person permission to have a job

working principle
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A rule that explains how a machine or system works

1 3.6

A group of people who work together for a short time on a single task

A craft for making useful things by hand from leather, like wallets and belts

1 6.6

The activity of making salt from sea water or rocks

Work of making salt from seawater or mines

How Employed

full-time
407 2.6
working
612 1.0
part-time
67 1.4
unemployed
204 1.7

Surface Forms

working positive

Morphology

working = work (transparent) = work + ing

Present-participle formation from the verb 'work' expressing being engaged in employment; straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Working also comes from work + -ing, and it was used for people who are 'doing' a job; just like a worker, a 'working' person is someone who has a job and is employed.